Type

Alderney

Appearance(s)

The State of Alderney is an American state located to the west of Liberty City. Although the two states are completely independent from one another, Alderney City is known by many as being part of Liberty City's metropolitan area. The state is only a little bit smaller than the neighboring Algonquin borough of Liberty City, but it is unknown whether what is seen in-game is the whole of the state or simply a section of it.

History

Not much is known about the history of Alderney. However, on the documentary A History of Liberty City on CNT, it is stated that Alderney was named after Phillip D. Alderney, who was said to be the only person that could tolerate an oily mosquito filled swamp full of industrial waste and soccer moms.

Character

Alderney City can be considered suburban and somewhat middle-class overall. Alderney has a wide range of characters and atmospheres which include:

Crime

Crime and corruption are no less common in Alderney City than in Liberty City. The most crime-ridden areas in Alderney are south and central Alderney City and in the townships of Acter, Berchem, and some parts of Tudor. The Pegorino Family and the Korean Mob conduct organized crime from within Alderney and Mafia families from Liberty City, such as the Ancelottis and Pavanos, also run operations there. as does a set of M.O.B.. A chapter of The Lost MC was active in there until 2008, though it disbanded in 2008 after a civil war left it in ruins.

The State Troopers of Alderney wear uniforms different from those of the Liberty City Police Department that resemble those of the New Jersey State Police. Contrary to this independence, the Alderney State Police department use vehicles bearing the livery of the LCPD. The reason for this sharing of a police force between two cities in two different states is never explained. However in reality, this could be a developer oversight in which different police vehicles were never designed for the State of Alderney, or that the shape/layout of the city was different during the planning stages.

Trivia

Alderney is a neighboring island to Jersey in the English Channel, hence the name "Alderney" replacing "New Jersey" in GTA universe.

Some dialogue in the game refers to Alderney as "Guernsey" (the Bailiwick of Guernsey incorporates Alderney and the island of Guernsey is another Channel Island near to Jersey), suggesting that, at some point in GTA IV's development, the state may have carried its GTA 1 name of "New Guernsey", after the parent island; "Guernsey" may, however, simply be a nickname for the state. Jimmy Pegorino mentions both names in the Payback mission cutscene.

Although Alderney State Police officers wear a New Jersey State Police styled uniform rather than the standard LCPD uniform, they drive LCPD cruisers. Some officers will announce themselves as being a state trooper while others will announce themselves as the LCPD.

Alderney is considered a very poor and unnecessary state. In the in-game internet it's stated that not even a terrorist would want to live in Alderney. However, this is a joke, just caused by hatred from someone from Liberty City. In real life, New Jersey is the second richest state.

It's stated in "The Episodes from Liberty City" instruction manual that Alderney is a dreary suburbia with industrial wastelands and strip malls.

In the beta map for GTA IV, Alderney appeared to have a piece of land extending to the north which was removed during development.

Many of the houses in Alderney (specifically Westdyke) have garage doors that open when approached with a vehicle; however, the door will not close after you get out, nor can you save vehicles here.

Alderney is the single state in whole GTA series to not include an airport or a railway system but it is unknown if the present Alderney in GTA IV is just a part of the state.